HOW WAR RAISED TERROR THREAT

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That is in contrast to Mr Blair, who is covered for all court costs under the Cabinet Manual which states ex-PMs “are indemnified by the Crown for any actions taken against them for things done or decisions made in the course of their ministerial duties”.

Mr Bacon, whose son Matthew was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in 2005, said: “It is sickening he is indemnified.

Private Tom Keys was one of six Royal Military Police slaughtered in Majar al-Kabir in 2003

“You feel this in the pit of your stomach.

“We will just have to swallow it - as difficult as it is to swallow.”

And Mr Keys, whose son Tom was one of six Royal Military Police slaughtered by a mob at Majar al-Kabir in 2003, told the Daily Telegraph: “It is nauseous to think he will have the taxpayer fund him while we are trying to raise funds to sue him.”

It comes after the long-awaited Chilcot Report slammed “wholly inadequate” preparation for the war in Iraq which left troops short of vital kit.

Families of British soldiers killed serving in Iraq need to raise £150,000 for lawyers to fully analyse the Chilcot Report

The families of fallen heroes in Iraq want to bring legal proceedings in the High Court against “any state officials who might have acted unlawfully or in excess of their powers” but need £150,000 for lawyers to analyse fully the 2.6 million-word report.

Mr Blair has insisted he acted in good faith based on the intelligence available to him.